In this episode we will be looking a smacking /spanking. This is not about judging, finger pointing or blaming but all about supporting, changing and empowering you with different solutions to the age old problem of raising happy, confident, well behaved kids who push our buttons but need our kindness, respect, trust and love. In […]
As France bans parents from hitting their children & England discusses it. The debate rages on…. If you have just entered into a disciplinary arms race with your kids, then smacking is NOT the answer. Parenting doesn’t have to be a battle. Using positive discipline, you CAN teach your kids to behave without threats, bribes, […]
SMACKING YOUNG CHILDREN HAS LONG-LASTING EFFECTS – STUDY If I had a penny for every time I heard ‘But Sue, I was smacked as a child and it didn’t do me any harm!’ I’d be a rich woman, or at least I’d have a very expensive pair of Jimmy Choo shoes! There is overwhelming evidence that smacking […]
Parenting doesn’t have to be a battle!
Using positive discipline, you CAN teach your kids to behave without threats, bribes, yelling and physicality.
Download this Guide to help you develop the Positive Parenting skills you need and to learn about Alternative Methods of Displine
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My interview on Good Morning Britain has caused quite a stir! I have been featured in: The Huffington Post The New York Post The Sun The Daily Express The Daily Mail The Mirror The Stir Good To Know Gears of Biz Kate Ivens, from the Campaign for Real Education, has been slammed by Good Morning […]
I’m featured in The Huffington Post today Just look at my face ! Education Director Argues Smacking Is ‘Tactile’ Contact In Debate On ‘Good Morning Britain’’ An education expert explained why she believes smacking children can be acceptable as it is a part of the “tactile” relationship parents have with their kids. Kate Ivens, education director of […]
In this jam packed episode we have put together a compilation of all the best bits of the last 6 months of The Sue Atkins Show covering the age old problems of smacking, doing homework, pocket money, helping mums and dads support their teenager’s mental health, tips to prevent & support your child if they […]
Here’s an interview I did on smacking your children and alternative methods of discipline to Eamonn Holmes & Holly Willougby on ‘This Morning’
I’m on the ‘Good Morning Britain’ sofa with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid tomorrow morning at 7.20 discussing the new ban in France on parent smacking their children. Throughout my 10 years of being a parenting author this is the topic that generates the most controversy. I remember writing about this topic in my first book ‘Raising […]
I was just interviewed on Talk Radio in a heated debate on smacking. Throughout my 10 years of being a parenting author this is the topic that generates the most controversy. I remember writing about this topic in my first book ‘Raising Happy Children For Dummies’ and I offered absolutely loads of alternative ways to […]
I’ve been interviewed quite a lot recently on BBC radio stations around the UK about smacking, as a report by the UN insists that smacking must be banned to bring UK into line with international law. You can hear my lively debate on BBC Radio London with Vanessa Feltz by clicking here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02w6xfl […]
